Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup
597 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDo you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup, where our solutions-focused stories continue, and hear behind-the-scenes discussions from the people bringing you the news.
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July 22, 2021
July 22, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 17.3 MBWe're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. We're sharing our interview with guest Dr. Adolph 'Doc' Brown, a lifelong advocate for education and social justice. Doc has experience as a clinical psychologist, university dean, teacher educator, businessman, investor, and research scientist. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! You can check out more of Doc's work on his website and his ...
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 22.9 MBWe're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. Today we share our interview with Lalla and Rinaldo Brutoco, founders and impact investors of The Optimist Daily. They joined us to discuss what inspired them to start the publication, their vision for its future, and how solutions news can catalyze a change in global consciousness. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 20, 2021
July 20, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 23.6 MBWe're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. Today we share our interview with Dr. Shanna Swan and Stacey Colino who join us to talk about their new book, Count Down, and how our modern world is threatening fertility rates around the globe. Tune in to learn about these threats and what you can do to protect yourself in your everyday life. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! #countmein
July 19, 2021
July 19, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 21.7 MBWe're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. Jason Lewis made a name for himself in the exploration community as the first person to circumnavigate the globe using only human power, but these days he and his wife Tammie are shifting their focus towards expanding the adventure sphere to a wider crowd and raising awareness about critical environmental crises like seagrass decline and water pollution. Their work aims to call attention to...
July 9, 2021
July 09, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 8.86 MBWe're venturing to other worlds today with the rise of underwater farms and a new study illustrating the effects of psilocybin on damaged neural links. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 8, 2021
July 08, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 7.47 MBIt's a self-care day on the Update with stories about the world's largest trial of the four-day work week, and how the pandemic changed our sleep habits for the better. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 7, 2021
July 07, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 7.92 MBToday we share how pollinator-friendly plants and sheep can boost solar panel productivity, and the successful pilot of New York's electric garbage trucks. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 6, 2021
July 06, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 15.3 MBToday we welcome guest Jordan Calderon, founder of StratDev, to talk about ethical digital marketing. Jordan is a passionate entrepreneur who has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, and joins us to talk about his agency, the strategies behind some of your favorite marketing campaigns, and how social media plays a role in the future of advertising. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 5, 2021
July 05, 2021 11:00 - 10 minutes - 5.64 MBWe're celebrating the holiday with stories about how to enjoy the great outdoors as sustainably as possible and why you should mulch your lawn. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 2, 2021
July 02, 2021 14:42 - 14 minutes - 7.97 MBWe're taking the show international today with stories about urban farming in Rosario, Argentina and a huge green hydrogen facility in Kazakhstan. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 1, 2021
July 01, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 7.14 MBSmall collective actions can have a big impact! Today we're sharing some of the world's most sustainable foods and how you can green up your shaving routine. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 8.35 MBWe're all about trees today! We've got a new tool which shows where cities need to improve urban tree cover, as well as a rainforest sound bank gone public and how green spaces make us happy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 10.2 MBToday we've got a study indicating that the second hand clothing market is here to stay, plus how a Norwegian community is shaking up the single family home model. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 28, 2021
June 28, 2021 15:23 - 15 minutes - 7.98 MBToday, Kristy brings us solutions for space junk, and Summers shares how Maine is making pension funds more sustainable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 10 MBWe're nurturing nature on the Update today with stories about bee gardens in Germany and oyster reefs in Southern California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 8.73 MBToday we're covering how to improve teacher diversity in schools, and how a grassroots team is promoting harm reduction by training bartenders on how to treat overdoses. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 7.64 MBToday we're talking about the future! Five doctors weigh in on the future of hospitals and old wind turbines are seeing second lives as building materials for bridges. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 22, 2021
June 22, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 9.07 MBWe're celebrating World Unity Week with 7 lessons we can learn from Indigenous wisdom keepers, inspired by Natasha Deganello Giraudie's short film, 'Sawalmem.' Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 21, 2021
June 21, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 17.3 MBToday we welcome guest Dr. Adolph 'Doc' Brown, a lifelong advocate for education and social justice. Doc has experience as a clinical psychologist, university dean, teacher educator, businessman, investor, and research scientist. His motivational speaking and research focuses on reducing bias and promoting enhanced educational opportunities for all. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! You can check out more of Doc's work on his website and h...
June 18, 2021
June 18, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 5.99 MBToday we're commemorating the designation of Juneteenth as a federal holiday with some ideas on how you can celebrate the day. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 17, 2021
June 17, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 8.23 MBScientists develop self-healing concrete, and how North Carolina is transforming industrial spaces into centers of community today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 16, 2021
June 16, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 8.98 MBIt's an animal-themed day on the Update with stories about the world's first bionic bird and an explosives-sniffing rat which has saved thousands of lives in Cambodia. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 8.34 MBToday we're talking about the benefits of listening to nature and how the Pulitzer Prizes honored the teen who bravely captured George Floyd's murder. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 7.24 MBHappy Monday! Today we're talking about some helpful bacteria and how citizen scientists are tracking cicadas. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 14:49 - 16 minutes - 8.85 MBToday we're talking about the future of US solar and how NovoLoop is disrupting our wasteful plastic production process. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 23.6 MBToday we welcome Dr. Shanna Swan and Stacey Colino to talk about their new book, Count Down, and how our modern world is threatening fertility rates around the globe. Tune in to learn about these threats and what you can do to protect yourself in your everyday life. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! #countmein
June 9, 2021
June 09, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 8.12 MBToday we're talking about algae curtains and achieving your goals! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 8, 2021
June 08, 2021 14:23 - 17 minutes - 9 MBToday Kristy shares how one company is making rugs more circular and Summers details ActionAid's program to help women support themselves with sustainable mangrove conservation in Cambodia. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 7, 2021
June 07, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 5.76 MBHappy Monday! We're talking about a popcorn-based styrofoam alternative and the 5 easiest veggies to grow in your garden. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 4, 2021
June 04, 2021 15:23 - 14 minutes - 7.36 MBKristy and Summers are rescuing kittens this morning, but they're also talking about important policy updates. G7 finance ministers are working to reduce corporate tax evasion in the EU and the US has suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 3, 2021
June 03, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 8.75 MBKristy and Summers celebrate the first ever in-person recording of The Optimist Daily Update with stories about compostable takeout boxes and a rechargeable battery that uses CO2 to store renewable energy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 2, 2021
June 02, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 7.33 MBIn true hump day fashion, we're talking about sex! Listen to learn about breaking your phone addiction and how to make your sexual routine more sustainable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 1, 2021
June 01, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 9.68 MBWe're talking about practical solutions today including how food banks can strategically boost public health and how a construction choice can cut down on malaria risk in Sub Saharan Africa. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 16.4 MBToday we welcome guest Olivia Knight, racial justice initiative manager for As You Sow. Olivia joins us to discuss the role of corporations in the racial justice movement and how As You Sow works to hold shareholders accountable for environmental and social justice decision making. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 13.7 MBToday we welcome guest Kati Morton, LMFT, to discuss mental health in the age of the internet and how our outlook on mental wellness is shifting as we move out of the pandemic. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 8.83 MBWe've got two animal stories today! There's a shepherding program that bridges cultural divides in Switzerland and the news that Kenya is conducting its first nation-wide animal census. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 8.06 MBToday we're talking about resilience, both in our energy systems and our personal lives. Tune in to learn how Vermont's energy utility is developing distributed grids and how parasympathetic breathing can calm you in times of stress. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 9.87 MBIt's a water-focused day on the Update with how sea squirts can help us study microplastics and the US' largest sewer heat recapture program launching in Denver. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021 16:41 - 15 minutes - 8.05 MBIt's Mental Health Month and we've got stories on how to adapt to a changing world and an organization promoting self-love for cancer victims through dance. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021 15:26 - 37 minutes - 22.9 MBToday we have some special guests on the pod. We’re joined Lalla and Rinaldo Brutoco, founders and impact investors of The Optimist Daily, to discuss what inspired them to start the publication, their vision for its future, and how solutions news can catalyze a change in global consciousness. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 6.96 MBTune in to learn about wind turbines shaped like tulips and how underwater research in Texas is providing climate clues. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021 14:34 - 16 minutes - 8.79 MBToday we're talking about the power of green facades and how a major wind turbine producer has made their product fully recyclable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021 11:30 - 16 minutes - 8.55 MBToday we're looking at strategies to maintain neuroplasticity and why the pandemic made more kids put down their phones and reach for a book. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021 14:58 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MBToday we welcome guest Ken Lindner, author of 'Career Choreography' and founder of Ken Lindner & Associates, a premier news and hosting agency. Ken joins us to discuss the future of work post-pandemic and how solutions news plays a role in mainstream media. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 10.3 MBNew York State votes to ban plastic hotel toiletries and why a vegan diet could boost you productivity today on the pod. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 11:30 - 14 minutes - 7.39 MBSummers' is facing a fire ant crisis at home, but on the pod she and Kristy are discussing the fire mitigation powers of wild bison and a study which shows EV cars will be cheaper than combustion engines by 2027. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 15:08 - 15 minutes - 8.01 MBToday we're talking about the case for kindness: why we should practice kindness at work and how one Swedish city is embracing it's rainy weather. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021 11:30 - 29 minutes - 15.3 MBDid you know that every dollar invested in regenerative agriculture provides $40 in improved resilience, water conservation, farmer prosperity, and carbon removal? Today we welcome Anthony Myint, founder of Zero Foodprint, to the pod to talk about how community choice aggregation can revolutionize our food systems and mitigate climate change. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021 14:46 - 11 minutes - 5.92 MBAre solar panels and water canals the perfect symbiotic solution? Today we look at how these green energy and water conservation strategies can be combined for improved efficiency. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
May 7, 2021
May 07, 2021 15:03 - 21 minutes - 11 MBIt's feelings Friday and we're talking about strategies for longevity from a Blue Zone expert and how our brained are hardwired to recover from trauma. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!